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The Two Envelope Exchange

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Envelope A has $X, Envelope B has $2X or $X/2. Switching gives expected value 1.25X. Why is this flawed?
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Variables conflated

The answer to this riddle is Variables conflated. Difficulty: Hard · Solved by 1,578 puzzle lovers.

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